I thought I’d add this one to the video mix after re-visiting it earlier this morning while searching through YouTube for a Paul Curreri tune to be included in today’s Kelly Joe Phelps / Paul Curreri post. Ultimately, I just felt that this one is just too damn good to pass up and that if you haven’t seen it, you should check it out.
In case you missed it, Devon Sproule performed on the BBC music TV show Later…with Jools Holland back on February 29, 2008 (that show also included performances by The Kills and Supergrass). Devon performed two songs for the program, a beautiful and delicate version of “Stop By Anytime” as well as this smoking rendition of “Old Virginia Block”. Both live performances also featuring husband Paul Curreri accompanying Devon on guitar (he also adds vocals on this video performance as well).
Devon’s most recent album Keep Your Silver Shined (Waterbug) was released in March of last year (and includes recordings of the two songs listed above). And just a heads up to all her fans: A new album is in the works!
After spending the better part of three months touring the UK and Ireland (where she performed nearly 30 concert dates, including over a dozen music festivals) Charlottesville’s Devon Sproule finally returns home with a show for her hometown fans. Devon Sproule performs Friday night (09/19) at the Gravity Lounge with special guest Jacqueline Stem. Showtime is at 7:30pm. $10.
Following tomorrow night’s show at Gravity and a couple of days off, it’s back on the road for Sproule as she embarks on a week-long run of concert dates in the Northeast, including stops in Philly, NYC, and Boston.
Here’s a little something I recently discovered for all you Paul Curreri and Devon Sproule fans out there (which includes yours truly). Of course you hardcore fans may already be one step ahead of me, but I’ve always been a little slow. But just in case you’re not already in the know, you should stop by Paul Curreri’s website and check out The Valentine Duets, a series of compilation albums recorded by Devon and Paul over the past five years that are available for download free of charge.
After touring through parts of Europe followed by a swing through the West Coast earlier this year, Devon Sproule returns at long last to one of Charlottesville’s stages this week with a performance on Wednesday, May 21 at the Gravity Lounge.
Joined by special guest and opening act Browning Porter this promises to be a special evening of music and story that should make everyone smile, laugh, and sing. We hope you guys can make it out to welcome Devon back home to the “Old Virginia Block”. Show time is at 7:30pm on Wednesday. The cost at the door is $10.
Check out Devon’s live performance of “Old Virginia Block” at the legendary Station Inn in Nashville, Tennessee after the break. »Read More
It appears as if the rest of the world continues to celebrate what we in Charlottesville already knew: There is a ton of musical talent in our fair hamlet! In April of 2007, local singer-songwriter Devon Sproule released her most recent album Keep Your Silver Shined to rave reviews. Almost a year later those rave reviews just keep coming in.
![Devon Sproule [photo by Aaron Farrington]](http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj23/deeplyrootedradio/devonsprouleaaronfarrington-1.jpg)
![Curreri and Sproule [photo by Scott Elmquist]](http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj23/deeplyrootedradio/curreriandsproule-1.jpg)
Here’s a little something I recently discovered for all you 
It appears as if the rest of the world continues to celebrate what we in Charlottesville already knew: There is a ton of musical talent in our fair hamlet! In April of 2007, local singer-songwriter 